CVE-2026-44468

EUVD-2026-31798 · Published May 26, 2026

The affected product creates a directory with insecure default permissions during administrative installation. This allows a low-privileged local attacker to modify a temporary file defining the components to be installed, enabling local privilege escalation by forcing the deployment of arbitrary components.

Technologies

Codesys Development System

Weaknesses

CWE-276

CVSS scores

v4.08.5CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
v3.17.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

MITRE ATT&CK

Inferred

Where this vulnerability fits in an attack

ReconImpact

Execution Privilege Escalation Stealth Discovery

T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation T1083File and Directory Discovery T1574.010Services File Permissions Weakness

References

https://www.certvde.com/en/advisories/VDE-2026-055/

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CVE-2026-44468

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